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Town shares vision for Miry Run

Theater gone virtual RHS Players reﬂect on changing landscape

Sports facilities, gardens slated for space

By Sam Sciarrotta

Robbinsville High School theater director Alison Sussman and her students were a little overwhelmed this summer. Like millions of other people, there was a lot to be overwhelmed by—COVID19, the coming school year, a lot of uncertainty. So they decided to channel that into their work. “The pandemic, our spring shutdown, the ongoing protests in response to systemic racism, all the negativity on social media, the rise in hate crimes...we knew we couldn’t ignore the world around us as we approached our show, if for no other reason than the fact that we had no idea how or when we’d be able to produce it,” Sussman said. Enter a classic. With a twist. The RHS Players decided to produce William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The students performed the play virtually last month. “It gave us the flexibility to deal with all of our uncertainties while also offering us the ability to explore the nature of hatred versus love and acceptance,” Sussman said. “The play turned out to be exactly what we needed on both counts. The themes of the play gave us an opporSee THEATER, Page 10

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Their courage and compassion Ravens areinspire regional champs us all.

The Robbinsville High School girls’ soccer team captured the Central West A Regional title this season.

bling appeared to a 1-2-1 start with two morning, a message written in chalk RHS girls’ soccer Onechampionship. “We called this season straight losses to Princeton in front of an RWJBarnabas Health facility. The words ‘rides the wave’ to acouldn’t ‘Riding the wave’ and we just and Hopewell Valley. simpler, or more But soul Robbinsville stirring, caught a kept have ridingbeen the wave as long title or more accurate. as we could,” the Ravens big one with a victory over

coach said. “It was a good Allentown and proceeded analogy for this year. We felt to win eight of its final nine we could have “Heroes potentially games to claim its first title by here.” waves, at the state level since claimCaitlyn Curran admits to kept getting hitwork taking surfing lessons as whether it be a teammate ing a 2016 sectional title a youngster, but also con- getting sick or the season (this year’s tournament was cancelled or games divided into regions rather fesses “I’m not much of Three a being words of gratitude and encouragement that being cancelled. We had to than sections due to COVIDsurfer.” capture the courage and compassion of health make sure we stayed on top ravaged schedules throughHer Robbinsville girls’ socworkers herekept andriding acrossit America. To share your the state). of it and as long out cer team proved quite the thanks or to support our Emergency Response Fund, “It was awesome,” said as we could.” opposite, however, in hanging They slipped off the board senior Brynn Hopkins, widely 10 all the way to an NJSIAA visit rwjbh.org/heroes Central West A Regional early in the season, stumSee SOCCER, Page 6 By Rich Fisher

Another hurdle has been cleared in the Miry Run saga. A preemptive plan was set at the Dec. 3 Robbinsville Township Council meeting, laying the groundwork for a multipurpose recreation and community center, gardens and other spaces. Township administrator Joy Tozzi instituted a virtual suggestion box in September, several months after a March town hall meeting was cancelled due to COVID-19. The meeting was set to gain community input about the Miry Run space. “We wanted to ensure a public process and be as inclusive as possible with passive recreation as the focus,” Tozzi said. “We received perspectives from the senior community, the school community and multiple civic organizations. We have reached out to every age and nationality in the community, in addition to our professionals and staff. We have done our due diligence, and anyone we may have missed were encouraged to write to our virtual mailbox...and they did so in very encouraging numSee MIRY RUN, Page 8

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Remembering a colleague SAM SCIARROTTA FROM THE EDITOR

If you’ve ever walked into the Community News Service office, chances are you saw Mark Nebbia. Or heard him. He was a massive presence on Princess Road. And that’s why it was so shocking when he passed away last month—the idea that his presence wouldn’t be there when we eventually went back to working in the office fulltime was and still is hard to grapple with. Mark was one of our account executives, handling Lawrence and his hometown of Ewing. He was loud. He was a delight. He was a grump with a heart of gold. And everyone in the office loved him. Mark was always good for a solid Godfather impression. Sometimes he would come up to my desk and perform a Fredo Corleone rant—”I’m ya older brotha! And I was stepped ova!” Other times, we’d hear a booming “SENATOR!” come from his cubicle when the office was particularly quiet. Those moments became part of the CNS environment, part of our daily soundtrack. And that was just one of his many quirks. I knew I was in for a treat whenever

Mark approached the editorial wing of the office. He loved to talk about podcasts—The Rewatchables was a favorite—and he loved to make me guess what kind of music he was listening to at his desk. More often than not, it was a classic ‘90s rap album. I think Mark had the most eclectic taste in pop culture of anyone I’ve ever met. We talked about baseball and football, especially the Yankees. We talked about The Sopranos. He loved to walk over with his joke of the day. He also loved to do things like purposely walking in the same direction as someone else to see how close he could get before they would jump away—a typical Nebbia prank. Most of all, though, Mark loved to talk about his family. He loved spending time with his wife and daughters, and he loved telling his coworkers about their exploits. He had a somewhat gruff exterior, but his heart was always full. Mark was a pal to all of us. He always will be. I miss him dearly. But I know this—every time I watch The Godfather, listen to Tupac or see Aaron Judge crush a home run, I’ll hear his voice. We all will. Contact SAM SCIARROTTA: ssciarrotta@ communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. 121, facebook.com/samsciarrotta1

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District honors school staff Robbinsville Public Schools recently announced its slate of Educators and Educational Service Professionals of the Year. Honorees are listed below, by school. Sharon Elementar y School Educator of the Year: Jillian Vaz Vaz, a first grade teachera nd Robbinsville, has been a district staff member since 2014. “She is a reflective practitioner, strong in her content, and is a lifelong learner,” a district announcement said. “Ms. Vaz is a child advocate and works diligently to meet their needs. She brings joy to the learning environment by fostering strong relationships with students and families. Ms. Vaz pursues excellence through her collaborative problem solving with her students, parents,and colleagues.” Vaz can often be found strategizing and sharing instructional materials with her colleagues, and she recently took on the role of math instructional coach. Educational Service Professional of the Year: JoAnne DeAngelis DeAngelis has been a member of Robbinsville staff since 2003and serves as one of Sharon School’s instructional assistants. “Each day Mrs. DeAngelis arrives at work with a smile and ready to put her students first,” the district said. “She often can be found reteaching a concept to a student, providing words of encouragement and praise, or comforting a student when they are hurt or upset. She treats the learners of Sharon School as they were her own.

Mrs. DeAngelis is a highly respected and valuable member of our staff, and the Sharon School community is extremely fortunate to call her a colleague.” Pond Road Middle School Educator of the Year: Stacey Cammarano Cammarano has been at Pond Road for 11 years. She has taught both fourth and fifth grade and currently works in the English Language Learner and Academic Support Instruction programs. “Mrs. Cammarano works tirelessly to support all her students in the ways that they learn best,” the district said. “She is constantly staying at the forefront of the latest research to support English language learners as well as students who struggle with literacy. For students that speak other languages, Stacey takes the time to learn phrases from the home language to make better connections with them.” Cammarano is dedicated to professional development and regularly attends workshops during the school year and summer. She also serves as one of the district’s literacy coaches. Educational Service Professional: Aparna Chaudhuri Chaudhuri, a Robbinsville resident, works as an instructional assistant with students in the self-contained program. “Her dedication and care for her students is only matched by her consistent positive approach and wonderful smile,” the district said. “She is the first to greet her students as they come off the bus in the morning and is sure to start their day off on a positive note. Her patience and calm demeanor allow her to encourage and support her students as they work on their assignments and navigate the day. Her wonderful demeanor extends to her interactions with colleagues and parents. Aparna Chaudhuri is a sweet, caring person who brings a smile to all in her everyday interactions.” Robbinsville High School Educator of the Year: Andrew Patterson Pattersonserves as an English teacher and the head coach of the RHS football team. “He is the epitome of what we expect in our teachers,” the district said. “He puts students first a nd cares about both their academic and social-e motional needs.Andrew is continually learning and applying new techniques to his classroom, challenging himself to reach new heights. Students admire him, turn to him for advice, and often reach out beyond their high school careers to let them know what a difference and impact he has made on their lives. We are so proud of Mr. Patterson; he is so deserving of this award.” Educational Service Professional of the Year: Lindsay Richard Richard is a guidance counselor at RHS. “She istruly an asset to our students, staff,and community,” the dis-

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The Robbinsville High School girls’ soccer team, pictured here in their first scrimmage of the season, opened 2020 with two straight losses but bounced back later in the year and won a regional title. victor y. Sophie Berman scored Robbinsville’s first four goals and finished with a career-high five to end the season with a team-leading 15 goals. The junior, who was the lone forward in Robbinsville’s 4-5-1 formation, tallied eight goals in three state tournament games.

Hopkins enjoyed watching the show from the opposite end of the field. “It was insane,” she said of the title game. “I was jumping up and down, I was in shock. She’s really good. She really stepped up this year and broke out of her shell. She’s awesome.” Berman began her high school

career as an outside midfielder, and then moved to center mid before the coaching staff decided to make a change that would pay huge dividends. “We just kind of saw an opportunity where she likes to shoot the ball; is very technically skilled with her right and left foot; and she’s good at working up top on her own,” Curran said. “So instead of putting her in that offensive center mid role, we decided to switch her with (senior) Kenzie Martin. “Kenzie can be a destroyer in the middle, she breaks things up, she’s aggressive, and she makes really good plays. It ended up working out really nicely in that flip where Kenzie created chaos in the middle and Sophie was able to create some chaos at the goal.” Martin was one of three center midfielders along with sophomore Kara Keating and junior Aleca Fotiou, who was second on the team with 10 goals and had one against Delaware Valley. “We haven’t had a three combination work that well in a while,” Curran said. “They really had the best chemistry, where they all picked up where each other left off on any given play. It’s hard to attribute it to one particular girl when the three of them worked as such a good entity together. They worked to each other’s strengths and really were like one engine in the middle.” Senior Becca Siracusa and junior

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Rachel Yap flanked the trio as outside midfielders, while the back line featured senior Mar y Fotiou and juniors Allie Neumann, Emma Horan and Victoria Maldonado. Along with Hopkins, they comprised a cohesive unit. “This was my second year with those four defenders and having that experience was great,” the goalie said. “Our big thing at practice was having one mind and working as a unit. With me knowing how they play and them knowing how I play and how each other play it was easy. We know each other’s strengths and weaknesses and we worked off of that.” Curran felt her defenders were a huge key to the season, as Robbinsville had six shutouts and allowed just four goals in its final nine games. “Our back line is unmatched,” the coach said. “I love those girls. They think with one brain, they worked as one unit and Br ynn was incredible behind them this year. She had a phenomenal year. She’s only been a full-time goalie the past two years. She’s just a great kid, a great athlete and she really blended with those back four.” Hopkins was mentored by MJ Matthews, a former standout goalie for the Ravens. Adrienne Capritti was the JV coach and Curran could not say enough about her assistants.

“I had such a great coaching staff,” she said. “I’m lucky to have the women I have with me helping out.” Two reser ves who were key pieces of the championship puzzle were freshman Lizzy Andrus and Sophia Aquilino, both outside midfielders. “Lizzy was so confident and composed with the ball, she was a great sub to throw in and maintain a high level of play,” Curran said. “Aquilino subbed in the back when we had a few lingering injuries and also played outside midfield. She’s a hard-working, bulldozer kind of kid. She’s not afraid of anything.” The entire team took on that attitude as the season progressed, going from somewhat reserved to full of courage. “Some of the big games early in the year, we didn’t have the confidence we should have had,” Hopkins said. “But then we ended up doing well against the tougher teams in the CVC. So I just think our confidence throughout the season kept increasing. It made us a better team and it made us closer as friends.” Robbinsville’s torrid finish brought up the obvious question of how far could they have gone were the tournament played out to a state championship game. But the Ravens were happy to take what they could. “It was a little disappointing but we didn’t think we were gonna make it that far; the season could have ended any day,” Hopkins said. “We were just happy to have won what we won and got as far as we got.” Curran echoed those sentiments. “I’m definitely a glass half-full person, so I’m happy to have gotten to where we’ve gotten,” she said. “I would have loved to see this group advance, because I think we could have done something more special than we did. But I’m completely happy walking away with a regional title because there were so many programs that had to bow out early. We got lucky in the fact we were able to play it out. “I have to give it up to the girls. They did so much work on their own through the summer. They were dedicated and committed to having to train by themselves. Throughout the season they did what they had to do to stay healthy to keep us on the field. That’s kind of how we ended up where we ended up.” It was all part of catching that wave and riding it masterfully.

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Plans for the former Miry Run Country Club space include community gardens, a multipurpose recreational facility, open fields and nesting sites. (Image courtesy of Robbinsville Township.) MIRY RUN continued from Page 1 bers. That input will enable us to create a public space everyone can be proud of.” The revamped facility is set to feature a 19,200 sq. ft. community recreation facility, featuring a multipurpose floor for basketball, volleyball, pickleball and badminton courts. That building is currently in the final design stage and is expected to be completed late next year. A large picnic area is also in the design stage, said township zoning officer Ann Bell and recreation department manager Kevin Holt at the meeting. Amenities include space and seating for 200 people, a kitchen, grills and bathrooms. “This will be an excellent recreational location for families and organizations to use for a number of activities,” Holt said. The township is also working with Mercer County to create a nesting habitat for insects, bees, butterflies, birds and small animals, and community and butterfly garden spaces are also planned for the 158-acre parcel.

A local Girl Scout will complete a portion of the garden as part of her Gold Award project, Holt said. Bell said this plan was the result of a couple of years’ worth of community outreach and discussions with recreation organizations, government officials, religious organizations, residents and other groups. That work, plus the feedback from Tozzi’s virtual suggestion box, yielded a number of ideas, from a drive-in theater area and free food forest to a meditation garden and rock climbing. The former Miry Run club is bordered by Sharon Road and Spring Garden Road and is adjacent to the Trenton Robbinsville Airport, where planes used to land just off the 16th fairway and 17th green. Thirty acres of the old golf course will be used as a buffer between the park and airport. The space currently houses the township recreation department, which relocated in the spring, as well as a police training facility. Mayor Dave Fried previously announced in his May state of the township address that Robbinsville would soon break

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The space then sat idle for three years before the township was able to begin the ownership process by filing condemnation paperwork in November of 2018. Officials initially planned for the space to be used for passive recreation—walking paths, disc golf and other activities. There was also talk of converting the abandoned pool area into a township pool or splash park. The next step came in the spring of 2019, when the township filed a declaration of taking. The property was finally preser ved with help from a Mercer County Open Space Assistance Program grant. The grant provided $536,000, about 40 percent of the property’s appraised value. “The township’s hyperaggressive open space policy has resulted in over 1,100 preserved acres since the start of our administration in 2005,” Fried said at the time. Contact SAM SCIARROTTA: ssciarrotta@ communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. 121, facebook.com/samsciarrotta1

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over Zoom, filming scenes individually and stitching them together—whatever worked to move the story forward. And, conveniently, the play is set during a time of contagion, which causes Friar John to be forced to quarantine and prevents him from delivering Lawrence’s note to Romeo in Mantua. Well, we set our play in a fictitious Verona in our time of pandemic which allowed us to justify many of our storytelling choices.” Virtual shows have their advantages and disadvantages, Sussman said. The theater students and staff “desperately” miss being with each other—and with their audiences—in person. “Theater is an ensemble art form,” Sussman said. “Most of us do it because making art together brings us joy, and there is no better feeling than sharing it with a live audience.” It’s been difficult for the students who don’t perform, too. The crew is unable to design, build and paint sets, hang and focus lights, call a show from the booth. But Sussman said they, like everyone else, are adapting. “We’ve found ways to keep everyone engaged and involved,” she said. “We’re all learning new skills that expand our abilities and allow us to make more art. Our staff tech director, Matt Brady, and my student teacher this fall who has a degree in technical theater, Megan Beres, created online workshops for the students to keep practicing the skills they’ll need when we go back to making live theater together.” There are advantages to virtual

shows, though. Sussman said it’s been enjoyable to reach a wider audience. “Family and friends from far away can now see what these students create,” she said. “And any work that is outside of copyright (like our improv shows, student written one acts, and Shakespeare) can stay online.” For the most part, that seems to be the case for the theater industry nationwide, too. Countless performers and crew members have lost not only their ability to perform live, but also their jobs on top of everything. That’s why the students decided not to charge for their performances. Instead, they’ve been asking virtual audience members to donate to one of several charities: Broadway Cares/ Actors Equity Fights AIDS, Artists Striving to End Poverty, the Actors Fund for Everyone in Entertainment and the Trevor Project. Three of the organizations are offering support to those out of work in the industry due to COVID-19, while the Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning young people under 25 years old. “Given the environment in which we currently live, we took this opportunity to create theater for social justice, to learn new skills that will assist us in our increasingly digital world, and (perhaps most importantly) to allow us to stay connected socially and healthy emotionally through creating art together,” Sussman said. “Our marketing and dramaturgy team has

put together a beautiful website that offers resources and lessons linked to the show and to the issues we chose to focus on in our production.” In addition to Romeo and Juliet, the RHS Players also hosted a virtual improv cabaret in December. They have a few more performances planned throughout the school year, Sussman said. Knowing that has been beneficial for her and for her students. “The goal is always the same—try to give the students as close to a normal experience as we can get so that they can continue to connect with each other socially and emotionally,” she said. “Theater is really important to the mental health of many of us within the program during normal times. Given how challenging this time is for everyone’s mental health, we definitely couldn’t lose theater.” And they certainly don’t plan to lose it anytime soon. “Honestly, I know we all hope things go back to normal for live theatre as soon as possible —not just for us, but for the entire industry,” Sussman said.”We will definitely continue to take advantage of the virtual components that benefit the arts and education, though. The ability to work with artists from all over the world at any moment is likely to change theatre and theatre education forever.” Contact SAM SCIARROTTA: ssciarrotta@ communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. 121, facebook.com/samsciarrotta1

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Robbinsville councilman Dan Schuberth (second from left) will vacate his position Jan. 1, 2021/ He is pictured with council colleagues Vince Calcagno, Chris Ciaccio, Ron Witt and Mike Cipriano. By Sam Sciarrotta

Township Planning Board in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Schuberth also volunteers as a director on the NAMI Mercer board. He and Natalie have lived in Town Center since 2010. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College and the University of Pennsylvania. He worked as the regional operations manager for McMaster-Carr, a Robbinsville-based industrial supply company. “Leaving Robbinsville is one of the most difficult decisions I’ve made in my life,” he wrote on Facebook. “When we moved here 10 years ago, Natalie and I decided to go ‘all in.’ We got to know our neighbors, became part of a faith community with Lifetree Community Church, and volunteered our time in the service of others. We’ve met amazing people, supported important causes, and tried to spread joy in a community that welcomed us in with open arms. We are so grateful to everyone that made Robbinsville a place we proudly called our home. “Ser ving on the township council for the past five years has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. Mayor Fried and my colleagues on the township council are world class public ser vants and I will miss working with them a great deal. The residents of our community are some of the most caring, engaged, and compassionate people on the planet, and I want to thank each and ever y person I’ve had the opportunity to work with on issues large and small. You will always have a friend in Washington.”

Robbinsville Township councilman Dan Schuberth is stepping down from his seat, he announced announced on Facebook Dec. 8. Schuberth accepted a position as the chief business development officers for the National Association of Wholesaler Distributors, and he and his wife, Natalie, are relocating to Washington, D.C. His resignation is effective Jan. 1, 2021. Schuberth has been a council member for five years. He served as council president in 2017, and he was last reelected in 2019. That term is set to expire Dec. 31, 2023—the four remaining council members will vote to fill the term after interested parties submit their applications. Those who would like to serve on Robbinsville Township Council should contact the municipal clerk. The candidate must be a Robbinsville resident and registered voter in the township for at least one year. The four remaining council members will interview candidates within 30 days. The chosen candidate will serve until next November, when an election will be held for the two years remaining on Schuberth’s term. If the seat is not filled by Jan. 30, it will remain vacant until the next election. In the meantime, Mayor Dave Fried would cast the deciding vote in any decisions that come to a 2-2 deadlock. Prior to his time on council, Schuberth served as the chairman of the Economic Development Advisory Committee from 2012 to 2015 and currently represents township council on the board. He was also the mayor’s Contact SAM SCIARROTTA: ssciarrotta@ representative and then the council’s communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. representative on the Robbinsville 121, facebook.com/samsciarrotta1

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Reflecting on a surprise role in a cult classic Resident appears on Blue Öyster Cult drummer’s album By Vaughan Burton

Editor’s note: Britain’s Prog Magazine said Blue Öyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard’s new recording “Re Imaginos,” was “Worth the Wait.” Billboard in New York City included it in its top 100 releases. And the Illinoisbased Music Street Journal called it “simply stunning.” But closer to home, Robbinsville musician and past Community News graphic designer Vaughan Burton has his own thoughts on this hot recording

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and how—despite being quarantined in New Jersey—he became one of its contributing artists. I have been a guitarist since 1980 and a composer since the mid-80s. My recording credits include numerous independent, commercially released compact discs. The music of Blue Öyster Cult — along with that of numerous other classic and progressive rock bands — has been the soundtrack of my life since the summer that I first picked up a guitar. In early February of this year, I sent an email (which included my music biography) to Albert Bouchard, original drummer and songwriter for Blue Robbinsville’s Vaughan Burton plays Öyster Cult. I asked if he would con- on Albert Bouchard’s “Re Imaginos.” sider recording a new version of a song called “The Girl That Love Made Blind,” a composition that had been intended for but was ultimately omitted from the polarizing B.Ö.C. album from 1988, “Imaginos.” Prior to this year, the “Imaginos” version was only available as a prerelease outtake. Much to my surprise, Bouchard responded saying that he was—by sheer coincidence—working on that very song for a new version of “Imaginos.” He asked to hear some of my music, so I sent him a link to my Soundcloud profile. Bouchard liked my music (in particular the guitar solo on an original song called “I Hardly Know Me”) and invited me to participate in the recording of his new version of “The Girl That Love Made Blind.” Needless to say, I was excited. Bouchard offered me the choice of recording in his Manhattan studio or recording the tracks myself. As much as I wanted to meet Bouchard in New York and see his studio, I — under at least the pretense of being a serious musician — didn’t want to appear too anxious, so I suggested that I could start at home then go to Manhattan should any problems arise.

the Church of St. Ann in Lawrence. He is survived by his wife Margueritte Korenz Nebbia, his two daughters, his brother Leo, sister-in-law MargarMark Nebbia passed away on Satur- ita, brother and sister-in-law Tom and day, Nov. 28, 2020 with his daughters Ria Korenz, his nephew Matthew and Leah-Michelle and Eva Nebbia by his nieces Lauren, Amanda and Rachel. A memorial service was held Dec. side. He was born in Hamilton and has 5 at St. Ann’s. In lieu been a lifelong resident of flowers, donations of the area. can be made in Mark’s Mark was born on name to the Hepatitis C. May 31, 1961 to the late Association or Saint Ann Leo and Helen Nebbia. School in Lawrence. He is a graduate of SteinMark had a lively and ert High School and The large personality, and College of New Jersey. always was ready with A veteran in ad sales, he a joke or one-liner. The was a well-loved memCommunity News office ber of the Community will be quieter and less News Service team. joy-filled without him. Mark’s favorite thing He will be missed dearly to do was being with his by all his coworkers, clidaughters. He enjoyed ents, friends, family and playing golf, watching Nebbia everyone with whom he Yankees baseball, going crossed paths, though to the movies, listening to comedy shows and reading about our lives have been made richer havmilitary history. He was a member of ing known Mark.

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I immediately began thinking about ideas. I recorded the better ones on my portable, digital recorder, rehearsed the best passages, and then recorded my final parts in my “studio” (A.K.A. basement) in mid-February. Bouchard liked what I did overall but asked for a couple of minor revisions. I made the changes that he requested. Despite a brief technical setback, I sent him a revised mix of the song. Bouchard liked the revised version and asked that I share the individual tracks with him on Dropbox, which I did. He then offered to share the entire album with me via Dropbox; so I got to hear how the songs changed and evolved, which was fascinating. The final masters of all the songs were posted on July 4. Bouchard’s CD, titled “Re Imaginos,” was released on November 6 and has received praise from critics and fans alike. The disc also features Albert’s brother, Joe Bouchard (who was the bass player and occasional songwriter and vocalist for Blue Öyster Cult) on piano and trumpet. As it turns out, I’m very fortunate that I decided to record my parts myself, because it was soon after my initial correspondence with Albert that COVID hit. Travel to New York would have been risky. Even if I had gone to Albert’s studio prior to the outbreak, it would have been very difficult to finish the recording had any major obstacles arisen during the session. I may have been able to complete the recording at home, but who knows? My involvement in “Re Imaginos” is a dream come true. It’s virtually impossible these days to be noticed by a record company; and prominent individuals can still ignore you … but I think it’s a little easier to find that person who just might say “Yes.” Always ask.

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For the second time in league history, a Robbinsville PAL Jr. Ravens football team went undefeated. It just so happens that the game that sealed the season was a title game. Robbinsville’s 12U squad won the league championship this year, on top of finishing undefeated. The title was the first 12U championship since 2011 and the third for the program overall. The team also led the league in points scored and was second in the league in points allowed.

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While D-14 Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo works on a bill package to push Optimum/Altice to do better, we also have enlisted the help of Congressman Chris Smith on the federal level (FCC) as we pursue other avenues. Unofficially, more than 80 percent of residents polled as of Dec. 21 said they were in favor of signing up with an alternative internet provider capable of delivering secure, reliable in-home internet (no cable television included) over Wi-Fi for approximately $50 permonth, per-household for the base plan at 150 Mbps speed. Higher speeds up to 1GB would be billed at a higher tier. This venture would be a private/public partnership and it is outside-the-box thinking, so we want to move carefully. I don’t take this move lightly, but I feel as though we have exhausted all of our options—especially with Verizon not expected to unveil its 5G service locally until possibly 2022...or later. Assuming we continue to receive favorable feedback, we will roll out more information about the company, their credentials, what they can provide and when they can provide it. The company has an outstanding reputation, and assuming we receive the feedback needed to make the juice worth the squeeze for everyone involved we will try to schedule them to brief township council in early 2021, a meeting that will be open to the public remotely. Our ultimate goal is to do right by our constituents, and right now that means holding utilities such as Optimum/Altice and First Energy/JCP&L accountable— and our idea of that does not come in the form of inconsequential $100 fines from the Board of Public Utilities. If that doesn’t work, we move onto Plan ‘B’.

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Wishing everyone a safe, healthy and happy new year has never been more from the heart than right now. We’ve all been through a great deal over these past 10 months. Sometimes it feels like 10 years since our lives had the type of “normalcy” that guide our everyday movements. The COVID-19 vaccines are here and for the first time in a long time there is light at the end of the tunnel. I just want to reiterate how proud I am of our residents, businesses and frontline workers for how you have handled this extraordinary crisis. Plenty of good will result from all of this, it just may take some time for those things to become visible in our lives. We have big plans for 2021, including moving forward with seeing our collaborative vision for the 158-acre Miry Run property come to fruition. Look for my Pulse Productions video on that project in the coming weeks. Another major goal is to address in a substantive way the hundreds, if not thousands of complaints we’ve received regarding Optimum/Altice —complaints that predate the pandemic by several years. The company has repeatedly assured us that service has been upgraded in the days since many of us were forced into work from home and remote learning situations. Nevertheless, the company has yet to live up to standards set by its competitors in the industry. That is why on Dec. 17 I briefed township council about the possibility of bringing in another internet service provider to compete with Optimum/ We’ve heard you loud and clear. -Altice. Trenton/Lawrence/Robbinsville Crossword - 1/21 Although we’ve never had the desire to Dave Fried is the mayor of Robbinsville be in the utilities business, here we are. Township.

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